Re: Laptop advice

["Jerry Feldman-2" <user=4@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:02:08 -0400 
Suman <[hidden email]> wrote: 

> Hi all, 
> 
> I am planning to phase out my old laptop and buy a new one. I consider 
> myself an expert linux user (I use mostly command line and browser) 
> and am looking for laptops that are good for college students( I am a 
> grad student at brown) and support linux. 
> 
> I need the following things from a laptop: 
> 
> Wireless and Bluetooth (wireless keyboard and mouse) 
> Built-in cam and mic (for video chat) 
> A "non-glossy" high resolution screen 
> Portable with Good battery life. 
> No need to have fantastic gaming capabilities, but should be able to 
> run simple graphics applications. 
> HDMI/S-Video (to watch TV) 
> 
> I have the following options: 
> 
> Dell XPS 1550.(Glossy Screen) 
> IBMThinkpad T61. (non glossy screen but no multimedia options) 
> Acer M50v series.(Glossy screen) 
> Macbook pro(expensive) 
> Power notebooks (http://www.powernotebooks.com/) 
> 
> I would be glad to know: 
> 1) Your experiences using linux on any of these. 
> 2) Does powernotebooks have decent linux support? 
> 3) Is there something I can do to make the glossy screen, non-glossy? 
> 4) Any non-mainstream companies, that sell linux laptops at a reasonable price? 
> 5) Please point out anything I may be missing.